Senior District Planning Engineer – Grid Reliability Hybrid

Southern California Edison (SCE); Goleta (CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Travel up to 25% of time

Job summary

Southern California Edison is seeking a District Planning Senior Specialist to lead long‑term grid planning projects, oversee complex design efforts, and ensure safe, reliable electric service while supporting environmental goals. This role focuses on coordinated planning, data‑driven decision making, and collaboration across teams to deliver results for the community.

Hybrid work arrangement with up to 25% travel within the SCE territory; base location near Santa Barbara; strong emphasis on

Qualifications

• Three or more years of experience in electrical utility design or related engineering discipline.
• Valid Class C Driver’s License.

Responsibilities

• Conduct long‑term grid import planning analyses and transmission interconnection assessments; manage large design projects from inception to construction completion, ensuring compliance of electrical designs.
• Develop plans for electrical distribution system; identify resources; provide cost estimates and options for construction of distribution facilities.
• Make decisions impacting project course, timing, scope, and budget.
• Perform field inspections to gather data for planning and development review processes and verify compliance with approved plans.
• Assess capabilities of regional distribution system and its compliance with planning criteria.
• Conduct power‑flow studies, build power‑flow models, and prepare economic analyses for distribution system plans.
• Ensure distribution system performance meets reliability targets and analyze outages.
• Coordinate activities with internal personnel to ensure compliance and follow‑through of policies, rules, rates, and completion dates.

Skills

Electrical design experience

Project coordination

Leadership/mentorship

Tools

SPIDA Calc

Autodesk AUD

GIS

CGI

SAP

Job description

Southern California Edison is seeking a District Planning Senior Specialist to lead long‑term grid planning projects, oversee complex design efforts, and ensure safe, reliable electric service while supporting environmental goals. This role focuses on coordinated planning, data‑driven decision making, and collaboration across teams to deliver results for the community.

Hybrid work arrangement with up to 25% travel within the SCE territory; base location near Santa Barbara; strong emphasis on